Peace on the Palm or What is a Smartphone

What is a smartphone? Smartphones today are called the most functional or, so to speak, "advanced" mobile phones . They are characterized by a wide range of settings thanks to a powerful operating system.

Smartphones allow you to install many additional programs that provide the ability to work with Word documents, Excel, PDF, etc. It is very convenient that this type of phone is equipped with a large (often touch) display, which allows you to use it almost in place of a pocket computer. They are easily synchronized with computers.

Therefore, to answer the question "what is a smartphone ? "It is possible and so: it is a multifunction device, a true business assistant for people who need constant access to digital opportunities and communications . The smartphone is based on a cell phone with basic functions, which are extended by the interface and functionality of the personal computer.

A smartphone can by its appearance not be different from the phone (the operating system of such smartphones is based on Symbian). Or, in fact, it can actually be a pocketbook (handheld computer) with the ability to make calls . The latter version has an increased touch screen, a powerful processor, but does not have a telephone keypad. The operating system in this version is Windows Mobile.

Operating systems differ externally, but are designed to perform the same functions. The operating system is supplemented by software modifications in the form of platforms. The most popular Symbian platforms are Nokia Series 60, 80, 90, and Sony Ericsson UIQ. The best platform for Windows is HTC.

Some smartphones are equipped with a keyboard with full layout, which makes working with text very convenient.

Benefits

• A lot of available programs: games, organizers, programs for reading books, music players. These programs can run in parallel and much faster than in simple phones.

• The list of contacts of the smartphone has advanced features: more fields for entries, comments, images, etc. The length of the list is almost unlimited. And contacts are stored all in one place, which allows you to use the book not only for calls, but also for sending mail, tracking birthdays. This allows you to understand what a smartphone is, and how it is really relevant in all spheres
• X life and work.

• Smartphones are very convenient for connecting to the Internet, because their screens reflect pages in their usual form (the same as on a computer monitor). Many models of the smartphone support wireless Internet and EDGE ("fast" GPRS).

• The speed of the work depends on the amount of memory. When choosing a model, pay attention that it had at least 6 MB of memory. With a smaller volume, it is possible that the assistant will "brake". The kit may include a memory card. Its availability can be very useful if you need to write more information than allow the capabilities of the device itself.

• The standard additions to the devices are a dictaphone, mp3 player, modem, infrared, Bluetooth, FM-receiver, video camera, etc. All these functions can be upgraded with the help of changes in the software.

Compared to conventional phones, smartphones have the following features :

- "black" list, recording voice messages even without a voice mail box, an answering machine (Advanced Call Manager - Symbian and SmartFilter Pro - Windows Mobile SE);

- the computer control panel (Pocket Control PC);

- web-camera (based on the Mobiola WebCam utility);

- all Bluetooth capabilities, full FTP and Telnet modes, work with databases , archived files, etc.

The manufacturers of Siemens SX45, Nokia 7650, Nokia 9210 told the first about what a smartphone is. Until now, Nokia remains the leader of this segment of the market, and many models of this manufacturer become a real classic (for example, Nokia 6600).

Today, there are a lot of models and brands of a new generation of phones with advanced features. On the Russian market, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Siemens (with a single model SX1), Motorola, i-Mate, Qtek, Samsung are especially popular.

The popularity of smartphones is growing every day, they have already gone around selling pocket computers. Every smartphone is known about what a smartphone is. Therefore, today the choice of a smartphone becomes a very serious alternative to a telephone, which, perhaps, will soon completely give up its place.

How to choose a smartphone?

  Each user selects the device based on the purpose for which it is needed. From this depends on the choice of the main characteristics of the device and a set of functions.

So, first you need to decide on the class of the phone.
Which smartphone to choose: iPhone, Android or BlackBerry?

For teens, the iPhone is best suited, more advanced users prefer Android, well, the business elite recognizes only the BlackBerry.

Then you can choose the shape of the phone. The next step is to define the operating system and select additional properties.